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By Matthew Atungwu | September 1, 2025 Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State, branding the exercise as nothing short of a “mockery of democracy.”Obi, who took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle lateContinueContinue reading ““Mockery of Democracy”: Peter Obi Condemns Rivers LG Poll, Says Illegality Can Never Birth Legitimacy”

Tension has gripped Ebonyi State after suspected warlords gruesomely beheaded a middle-aged farmer, Dick Nnachi, in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area, leaving the community in shock and mourning.The chilling incident occurred on Thursday on Nnachi’s farmland, with his severed head still missing at press time.Announcing the development during the New Yam Festival at NguzuContinueContinue reading “Ebonyi Boils: Man Beheaded In Oso Edda, Council Chairman Threatens To Quit Over Endless Bloodshed”

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has ordered troops deployed to Plateau State and adjoining areas to go all out in flushing out criminal elements threatening peace in the region. He warned that compromise, indiscipline, or half-measures would no longer be tolerated.General Musa issued the directive in Jos, Plateau State, during theContinueContinue reading “CDS Musa Declares Total War on Criminals in Plateau, Renames Operation Safe Haven to ‘Operation Enduring Peace’”

University lecturers in Nigeria are once again on a collision course with the Federal Government as a widening gulf between their meagre pay and the lavish earnings of public office holders threatens to ignite another crisis in the ivory towers.At the heart of the agitation is the yawning disparity: a professor in a federal universityContinueContinue reading “Professors Earn Peanuts, Senators Pocket Millions: Nigeria’s Education in Peril”

The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), with chapters spread across the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has rejected a fresh invitation from the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) for dialogue, insisting that the only acceptable solution is the Nigeria Police Force’s complete withdrawalContinueContinue reading “Retired Police Officers Shun PENCOM Talks, Demand Total Exit from Contributory Pension Scheme”

By Pioneer News The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu will lapse on September 18, 2025, paving the way for a full return of democratic governance at the grassroots.Speaking after casting his vote in the ongoing localContinueContinue reading “Wike Assures: Rivers State Emergency Rule Ends September 18, Local Govt. Democracy To Return”

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has intensified its grassroots campaign on safe road practices, as its Corps Public Education Office (CPEO) continued its sensitisation rally across major Nigerian cities.In its latest outing at the bustling Obasanjo Junction, FRSC officials engaged motorists, pedestrians, and commercial drivers in an interactive session on the life-saving importance ofContinueContinue reading “🚦 FRSC Storms Obasanjo Junction With Road Safety Rally, Preaches Defensive Driving To Nigerians”

The Adamawa State Police Command has raised an alarm over the sudden disappearance of a 19-year-old girl, sparking concern among residents of Yola North Local Government Area.The missing teenager, identified as Favour Fredrick, resides in Karewa, behind the Police Barracks, Yola North. According to the Police, she was last seen on Thursday, August 29, 2025,ContinueContinue reading “Teenage Girl Reported Missing in Yola — Police Launch Urgent Appeal for Information”

The long arm of the law has finally caught up with a Nigerian national, Daniel Chima Inweregbu, 40, who has pleaded guilty in the United States to a romance scam that swindled unsuspecting American women out of more than $405,000.The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana disclosed the development in a statementContinueContinue reading “$405,000 Love Scam: Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty in US Court, Faces 40 Years in Prison”

In a historic milestone for Nigeria’s financial sector, FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced the disbursement of over ₦1 trillion in digital loans, a transformative achievement that cements its position as a trailblazer in the country’s push for inclusive lending.What began as a bold experiment in August 2019—when the bank disbursed its first instant digitalContinueContinue reading “FirstBank Crosses ₦1 Trillion in Digital Loans: Redefining Inclusive Lending and Financial Access in Nigeria”